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Asked: 2026-05-14T05:04:35+00:00

I need the ability to use custom locks at a session level (outside the

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I need the ability to use custom locks at a session level (outside the scope of a transaction) in oracle.

In MSSQL I am using sp_getapplock, sp_releaseapplock.

How can I achieve the same functionality in Oracle?

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    DBMS_LOCK Package

    This will do what you want:

    dbms_lock.allocate_unique('control_lock', v_lockhandle);
v_result := dbms_lock.request(v_lockhandle, dbms_lock.ss_mode);
...
v_result := dbms_lock.release(v_lockhandle);

    http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/B28359_01/appdev.111/b28419/d_lock.htm

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